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Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy

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ANNEX ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

A. Gas and Electricity infrastructure projects

1.

Gas interconnectors

ProjectLocation of projects supportedEnvisaged Community contribution(EUR million)
Southern Gas Corridor
NABUCCOAustria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania200
ITGI – PoseidonItaly, Greece100
Baltic interconnection
Skanled/Baltic pipePoland, Denmark, Sweden150
LNG network
Liquefied Natural Gas terminal at Polish coast at port of ŚwinoujściePoland80
Central and South East Europe
Slovakia-Hungary Interconnector (Veľký Krtíš - Vecsés)Slovakia, Hungary30
Gas transmission system in Slovenia between the Austrian Border to Ljubljana (excluding the section Rogatec-Kidričevo)Slovenia40
Interconnection Bulgaria-Greece (Stara Zagora — Dimitrovgrad-Komotini)Bulgaria, Greece45
Romania-Hungary gas interconnectorRomania, Hungary30
Expansion of Gas Storage Capacity in the Czech hubCzech Republic35
Infrastructure and equipment to permit reverse gas flow in the event of short term supply disruptionAustria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia80
Slovakia-Poland interconnectionSlovakia, Poland20
Hungary-Croatia interconnectionHungary20
Bulgaria-Romania interconnectionBulgaria, Romania10
Mediterranean
Reinforcement of FR gas network on the Africa-Spain-France axisFrance200
GALSI (Gazoduc Algérie-Italie)Italy120
Gas Interconnection Western Axis Larrau BranchSpain45
North Sea area
Germany-Belgium-United Kingdom pipelineBelgium35
France-Belgium connectionFrance, Belgium200
TOTAL1 440

2.

Electricity interconnectors

ProjectLocation of projects supportedEnvisaged Community contribution(EUR million)
Baltic interconnection
Estlink-2Estonia, Finland100
Interconnection Sweden-Baltic States, and strengthening of the grid in Baltic StatesSweden, Latvia, Lithuania175
Central and South East Europe
Halle/Saale – SchweinfurtGermany100
Wien-GyőrAustria, Hungary20
Mediterranean
Portugal-Spain interconnection reinforcementPortugal50
Interconnection France-Spain (Baixas - Sta Llogaia)France, Spain225
New 380 kV AC submarine cable between Sicily – Continental Italy (Sorgente – Rizziconi)Italy110
North Sea area
500 MW Ireland/Wales interconnector (Meath-Deeside)Ireland, United Kingdom110
Electricity interconnection Malta-ItalyMalta/Italy20
TOTAL910

3.

Small island projects

Small isolated island initiativesCyprus10
Malta5
TOTAL15

B. Offshore wind projects

ProjectCapacityLocation of projects supportedEnvisaged Community contribution(EUR million)
1. Grid integration of offshore wind energy
1.1.Baltic – Kriegers Flak I, II, III

Building on projects under development. Financing aimed at ensuring extra cost for securing a joint interconnection solution.

1,5 GWDenmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland150
1.2.North sea grid

Modular development of offshore grid, demonstration of virtual offshore power plant and integration in the existing onshore grid system.

1 GWUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Luxembourg165
2. New turbines, structures and components, optimisation of manufacturing capacities
2.1.Borkum West II – Bard 1 – Nordsee Ost – Global Tech I

New generation of multi-megawatt size turbines (5-7 MW) and innovative structures, situated far from shore (up to 100 km) in deeper waters (up to 40 m).

1,6 GWGermany200
2.2.Aberdeen offshore wind farm (European testing centre)

Building on project presently under development – testing of multi-MW turbines. Development of innovative structures and substructures including optimisation of manufacturing capacities of offshore wind energy production equipment. An increase in size of 100 MW can be envisaged.

0,25 GWUnited Kingdom40
2.3.Thornton Bank

Building on project presently under development. Learning from the Downvind project (cofinanced through FP6). Upscaling the Downvind installations turbines (5 MW size) in deep waters (up to 30 m) with low visual impact (up to 30 km).

90 MWBelgium10
TOTAL565

C. Carbon capture and storage projects

Project Name/LocationEnvisaged Community contribution(EUR million)FuelCapacityCapture TechniqueStorage Concept
HuerthGermany180Coal450 MWIGCCSaline Aquifer
JaenschwaldeCoal500 MWOxyfuelOil/Gas fields
EemshavenNetherlands180Coal1 200 MWIGCCOil/Gas fields
RotterdamCoal1 080 MWPCOil/Gas fields
RotterdamCoal800 MWPCOil/Gas fields
BełchatówPoland180Coal858 MWPCSaline Aquifer

Compostilla

(León)

Spain180Coal500 MWOxyfuelSaline Aquifer
KingsnorthUnited Kingdom180Coal800 MWPCOil/Gas fields
LongannetCoal3 390 MWPCSaline Aquifer
TilburyCoal1 600 MWPCOil/Gas fields

Hatfield

(Yorkshire)

Coal900 MWIGCCOil/Gas fields
Porto TolleItaly100Coal660 MWPC
Industrial carbon capture project
FlorangeFrance50Transport of CO2 from industrial installation (steel plant) to underground storage (saline aquifer)
TOTAL1 050

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